Be My Baby
Hello, my fellow readers. It is I, the great James Stryker bringing you another great chapter of Be My Baby. I was watching V the original miniseries today, I don't know if anyone remembers that show or V: The Final Battle. This was before they re-made the show in 2009. One of the best sci-fi shows from the 80s and I saw two actors from Boy Meets World who were on the show. And those actors are William Russ and Bonnie Bartlett. I actually shouted out "It's Alan Matthews and Dean Bollander!" in the house, my mother thought there was something wrong with me. LOL. Okay, we've seen some humor in a couple of chapter, now it's time to see some drama. And I promised you some more drama for this story. And there's definitely going to be drama between Riley and Lucas in today's chapter. So here it is, chapter fifty-one of Be My Baby. Enjoy.
Chapter Fifty-One
The Argument
Riley was very happy about today, hearing Juliet say her first word. She actually told her parents, grandparents and her in-laws about it. Riley couldn't stop laughing about Juliet saying Farkle's name. It was the most wonderful moment in her daughter's life. Riley and Lucas were sitting in the living room watching the two-part miniseries V on DVD. Riley was snuggled up to Lucas and was eating red gummies, her favorite. Lucas took his eyes off of the TV screen and starts watching the adorable way that his wife eats red gummy bears, biting the heads off so they feel less pain. Thinking that something scary is going to happen in the scene that they're watching, Riley reaches out and grabs Lucas arm and looked up at him, noticing a worried look on his face.
"Lucas. Lucas, you haven't said a word to me. Are you feeling okay?" Riley asked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine, Riley. There's nothing to worry about." Lucas said.
"Are you sad that Juliet's first word is 'Farkle'?" Riley asked.
"No, I'm not sad about that I'm glad that she said her first word." Lucas said as he went back to watching the show with Riley.
"Remember the last time we watched a movie together? It was back in the eighth grade and we were boyfriend and girlfriend at the time. Well, our friends were pressuring us to be boyfriend and girlfriend. We went to the movies and we went to see The Midnight Man. You had the popcorn and I had a box of red gummi bears. The movie was a thriller-comedy. And when something funny happens and I think I laughed too hard, I look around the theater to see if anybody heard me." Riley said.
"Uh-huh. Yeah, that's nice." Lucas said as he continues to think about the letter from Texas A&M University. Riley sighed, picking up the remote control to turn off the television as she was getting irritated with Lucas not listening to her.
"Lucas, you haven't listened to a word that I've said to you. You need to tell me what's going on." Riley demanded.
"There's nothing wrong, princess. Everything's perfectly normal. Believe me." Lucas said.
"Lucas, I'm your wife. I'm married to you and we're in this marriage for keeps. We've promised to tell each other everything. I love you." Riley said.
"And I love you too." Lucas said.
"Married couples shouldn't keep secrets from one another, don't you think?" Riley asked.
"I know. I've learned my lesson the last time I've kept a secret from you. We shouldn't keep secrets from each other. It looks like what I'm about to tell you is not going to be a big secret. I want to tell my parents first but I wanted to tell you first and see how you feel about it." Lucas said. Riley sits her hand on top of Lucas' hand and laces her fingers with his and stares into his emerald green eyes.
"Lucas, it's okay. You can tell me." Riley said as Lucas took a deep breath.
"Okay. I've got a letter from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Apparently, my dad's friends with Dr. Levine at Elgin Veterinary Hospital and they're offering me a summer internship." Lucas said. A smile appeared on Riley's face as she was happy to hear the great news from Lucas.
"Lucas, that's great. I'm very happy for you. Your dream of becoming a veterinarian is gonna come true." Riley said.
"Uh, about that." Lucas said.
"What?" Riley's smile turned into a frown.
"The internship is in Austin, Texas. They offered me a scholarship at Texas A&M. And they told me once I graduate, Dr. Levine would like to work for him. Now, please don't spin out of control at the next thing that I'm about to say to you next. Riley, we have to move to Texas." Lucas said.
"We have to move to Texas?" Riley asked as she got up from the couch and entered the kitchen with Lucas following her.
"Yeah. Riley, you said that you liked Texas when we visited my Pappy Joe over the summer before our senior year…." Lucas said.
"Yeah, but I don't plan to live there!" Riley shouts.
"But this is an opportunity of a lifetime. I thought you were going to be okay with this." Lucas said.
"So did I." Riley said in a calm tone.
"So, why can't you be happy for me? You know how much this means to me." Lucas said.
"I want us to stay in New York with our daughter." Riley said.
"I don't believe you. You don't want me to get this internship. You want me to follow my dream. Riley," Lucas said. In the heat of anger, Riley picks up a plate and throws it at Lucas, but misses hitting the wall.
"How can you say that?!" Riley yelled.
"Because you're being an ungrateful bitch about it!" Lucas yelled at Riley. Riley slowly breathed in and out, trying not to do something that she will not regret. But hearing Lucas calling her an 'ungrateful bitch' hurt her, even angered her.
"Riley, I'm…" Lucas was interrupted by a hard slap across his face by Riley.
"How dare you?!" Riley marched marched to their bedroom trying to fight back her tears. As soon as she shut the door behind her, Lucas stormed right in.
"Get out, Lucas!" Riley yelled.
"I'm trying to apologize to you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you…" Lucas said.
"Right? You must think I'm an ungrateful bitch for keeping you away from your dream. You do realize that I do not want to move to Texas, I want us to stay here in New York, but you want to move." Riley said,
"Riley, this internship means a lot to me. Don't do this. We're moving to Texas and it's fin…." Lucas said.
"No! I'm not moving to Texas with you. Not me or Juliet! We're both staying here in New York whether you like it or not!" Riley yelled.
"You're not serious. Riley, you can't keep my daughter away from me." Lucas said.
"I can and I will." Riley said in a serious tone as Lucas sighed sadly and sat down on the bed with Riley sitting down next to him wiping her tears off of her face. "What are we doing? Lucas, I can't believe that we're having our first fight. Maybe we should stop before things could get any worse.
"I don't know, Riley. I thought that you could be supportive of me and supportive of my choices. Maybe I don't know you well enough. I thought I did, but…" Lucas said. Riley's heart sunk as she feared for the worst.
"No." Riley said softly. "What are you trying to say to me, Lucas? Are you trying to say that our marriage is a lie?"
"No, that's not what I'm saying." Lucas said staring into Riley's eyes. All he could see is sadness, anger and disappointment in her eyes.
"Well, what are you trying to say to me?" Riley asked.
"I…I don't know anymore!" Lucas exclaimed as he got up from the bed.
"Lucas, what are we?" Riley asked.
"We're husband and wife." Lucas replied.
"That's correct. And we can work things out. You know we can." Riley said.
"Riles, I can't talk about it. I need to get out and cool off and clear my head." Lucas said.
"But Lucas…."
"Riley, please. Just leave me alone." Lucas stepped out of the bedroom and grabbed his NYU letterman jacket and his keys and leaves the apartment.
(Later)
Lucas was sitting in a bar in Brooklyn drinking beer while watching television and eating peanuts. Lucas picked up his phone from off of the bar and saw that Riley left him ten messages. Lucas ignored the messages from her and turned his phone off before going back to drinking his beer. He just wants to forget about the whole argument that happened between him and Riley.
"Hey, bartender. I would like a refill please." Lucas held up his glasses as the bartender made his way over to him.
"Hey, pal. Haven't you had enough?" The bartender asked.
"Sorry, I've been having a hard day. I needed to drink my troubles away." Lucas said.
"Well, okay. I don't want you to go out walking the streets like a drunken maniac. Oh, the woman at the end of the bar offered to pay for your drinks. Nice gal." The bartender said. Lucas turned and noticed a beautiful woman with wavy brown hair and was wearing a seductive red dress. The woman held her glass up and smiled at Lucas. Lucas sighed as he noticed the woman. He could not believe who that was. The woman was revealed to be Missy Bradford.
"Don't worry. I'll take him home. Me and him go way back." Missy said as she walked over to Lucas.
"Don't take me home. I need to stay someplace else. Just take me to Farkle's. I don't want to face her." Lucas said. Missy paid for Lucas' drinks and helped him up before leaving the bar to drop him off at Farkle's.
(Later)
"Lucas, what are you doing to yourself?" Missy asked putting her car in park in front of Farkle's apartment. "You and Riley are still kids. How can you do this to yourself?"
"Please, I don't want to talk about Riley. I don't want to think about her. Eh, screw it. I'm drunk, so I'm gonna have to tell you. I thought I knew Riley. I thought that she would be supportive of my choices. I didn't want to tell her about Texas but I did anyway. We got into this huge fight and I called her a bitch." Lucas chuckled in his drunken state.
"Easy, Lucas." Missy said.
"I could turn down Texas A&M for her and Juliet. But I couldn't turn it down. Why do I need her to hold me down? She treats me like I'm a little kid. Why did I bother even marrying her? We could've liked each other as brother and sister. Oh, God. I married my sister. I committed incest!" Lucas exclaimed as he stared at Missy. "God, aren't you beautiful. I definitely made a big mistake of not being with you."
"Well, we can make up for lost time. You can forget about Riley. You don't need her or the baby." Missy said as she leans to kiss Lucas. Lucas was beginning to feel a little nauseous from the alcohol. He quickly stepped out of the car and threw up in the bushes with Missy watching in horror and driving off.
"Ugh! Oh, yuck! When did I have chicken fries? Ugh!" Lucas spits before entering the building.
And that was chapter fifty-one of Be My Baby. Poor Riley and poor Lucas. Do you think that they'll work things out? Do you think that Missy Bradford will cause more trouble? Next time, Missy visits Riley at work. What do you think that she's gonna do? Don't forget to review this story (No rude comments, please be nice) and I'll see you guys next time for chapter fifty-two. Till next time, my fellow readers.
